stinting
present participle ofstint
| 单词 | stinting |
| 释义 | stinting present participle ofstint stint verb[IorT,usually in negatives] uk/stɪnt/us/stɪnt/toprovide, take, or use only asmallamountof something: The bride'sparentsdid not stintonthechampagne- there was plenty for everyone. Don't stint yourself - take anothersliceofcake. See also unstintingformal Self-control and moderation
Examplesofstintingstinting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. That was an essential first stage in the traditionalstintingaward—but it was only the first stage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That kind of uncertainty, if created by compulsory quantification, could only be resolved by a laterstintingscheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As one of my noble friends said earlier, it should not be a question ofstintingon resources. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I say this particularly having heard so many speeches today refer to the problems ofstinting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition to giving their services to that industry they have bystintingand striving built up homes for themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She took him abroad when he was suffering from tuberculosis, and managed to prolong his life bystintingherself for three years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was nostinting, of effort on their part. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There should be nostintingor economy in the practical way in which help can be made available for this to be done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we succeed in doing that, we shall have all the ingredients on which to work out a later quantification andstintingprogramme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have very good examples of modernstintingformulas which have been worked out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Parents arestintingthemselves of the necessities of life in order to pay their rent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the kind of aid that we can give, which we give in toostintinga way at the moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nostintingof this service, which has been developed consistently and satisfactorily over the years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Personally it seems to me that this is a matter in which there ought to be nostintingof expense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We support, withoutstinting, the aim of reducing poverty in the third world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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